Dixon v. Rackley et al

Filing 4

ORDER of INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:14-cv-1651 EFB ) to Fresno (1:14-cv-1149 MJS) signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/23/14. (Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSEPH KEVIN DIXON,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:14-cv-1651-EFB P

v.

ORDER

RON RACKLEY, Warden, et al.,

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Respondents.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges a conviction imposed by the Kern County Superior Court. Kern

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County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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California, which is where petitioner should have commenced this action. See E.D. Cal., Local

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Rule 120(d). When a civil action has not been commenced in the proper division of a court, the

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court may transfer the action to the proper division. See E.D. Cal., Local Rule 120(f).

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Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that:

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1. This action is transferred to the district court in Fresno.

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2. The Clerk of Court shall assign a new case number.

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3. All future filings shall bear the new case number and shall be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Dated: July 23, 2014.

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